"Electronic Passport"
Oct 23rd, 2006, 08:42 AM
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"Electronic Passport"
I need to renew my US passport. I read that the passport office would begin issuing Electronic Passports starting in 2005 and by mid-2006 "nearly all new ones would be issued in this new format."
Has this actually happened?
Thank you.
Has this actually happened?
Thank you.
Oct 23rd, 2006, 08:46 AM
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Does it make a difference..?
but, according to the official website, yes, they have begun issuing them.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/70433.htm
but, according to the official website, yes, they have begun issuing them.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/70433.htm
Oct 23rd, 2006, 09:13 AM
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Travelnut, I don't know if it makes a difference or not, and I guess that was the real reason for my question.
Are they being issued and has anyone actually benefited from what they say on the website:
"Moreover, when used at ports-of-entry equipped with electronic chip readers, the new passport will provide for faster clearance through some of the port-of-entry processes."
Are they being issued and has anyone actually benefited from what they say on the website:
"Moreover, when used at ports-of-entry equipped with electronic chip readers, the new passport will provide for faster clearance through some of the port-of-entry processes."
Oct 23rd, 2006, 09:35 AM
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According to the article referenced by Travelnut, they began being issued in August in Colorado. They will gradually be introduced in other passport centers. I got a new passport this month from San Francisco. If there is a chip in the back cover it sure is invisible. My new passport looks exactly like the old one (except I look older).
